Estimated Livestock Slaughter

SJ_LS710
St Joseph, MO    Fri Oct 05, 2012       USDA Market News
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal Inspection

                                CATTLE    CALVES      HOGS      SHEEP
Friday 10/05/2012        (est)   115,000     3,000     431,000     6,000
Week ago (est)                   121,000     3,000     426,000     6,000
Year ago (act)                   120,000     3,000     422,000     6,000
Week to date (est)               607,000    15,000   2,161,000    40,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      626,000    15,000   2,169,000    41,000
Same Period Last Year (act)      646,000    17,000   2,129,000    38,000

Saturday 10/06/2012      (est)    13,000         0     194,000         0
Week ago (est)                    25,000         0     176,000         0
Year ago (act)                    24,000         0     205,000         0
Week to date (est)               620,000    15,000   2,355,000    40,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      651,000    15,000   2,345,000    41,000
Same Period Last Year* (act)     669,000    17,000   2,335,000    38,000
2012 Year to Date             24,904,000   566,000  84,430,000 1,523,000
2011 *Year to Date            25,997,000   640,000  82,770,000 1,537,000
Percent change                     -4.2%    -11.6%        2.0%     -0.9%
2012 *Totals subject to revision
2011 *Totals adjusted to reflect NASS revisions
Yearly totals may not add due to rounding
Previous day estimated        Steer and Heifer    Cow and Bull
             Thursday             94,000                26,000




Source:  USDA Market News, St Joseph, MO
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